WHS officials said the dogs were assessed on Thursday morning, and WHS officials have decided to keep the dogs at the shelter at least through the weekend, so that they can have time to adjust and settle in.

"This dirt and urine is just saturated into their coats from likely living in crates for such a long time," said Angela Speed with WHS.

"I was beginning to wonder whether I'd be able to get them white again," said Christine Taticek, dog groomer.

But Taticek has done this kind of work before. The grooming would be a long process -- anywhere from two-and-a-half hours to three hours per dog.

WHS officials said there is a lot of interest from folks who would like to adopt these dogs.

"They're very, very smart, independent, curious by nature. Quite a few of them are fearful because they've been so under-socialized. We've received adopter profiles for these guys from Canada already (Thursday) morning," Speed said.

In fact, there has been so much interest, WHS officials said it would take a bit to find the perfect home for these pups.

"I can't remember the last time we had that many people inquire about 12 dogs," said Speed.

WHS officials said due to the sheer amount of phone calls, emails and messages received, officials were struggling to get back to everyone while still providing the dogs with the care and attention they need.

12 "Samoyed" dogs rescued from home in Burnett County to be cared for at WHS in Milwaukee (PHOTO: Wisconsin Humane Society)